BOTN40190 Plants and Stress

Academic Year 2024/2025

Plants, as animals, experience stress during their life time. Whereas the term 'stress' has mainly psychological implications for e.g. humans, 'stress' in plants refers more to the very basic needs of survival - having enough water, nutrients or energy. Plants experience a range of stresses, which can be classified into biotic stresses (such as grazing) or abiotic stresses (such as drought). In this module, we will be focussing on abiotic stresses, in particular drought, salinity, mineral nutrient limitation and heavy metals. Strategies that plants have evolved to cope with these stresses, be it either through 'facing' the stress or evading it, will be reviewed. The approach to this topic will be from the physiological point of view, with examples of underlying molecular mechanisms.

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Dr Elke Eichelmann Lecturer / Co-Lecturer
Dr Rainer Melzer Lecturer / Co-Lecturer
Dr Sonia Negrao Lecturer / Co-Lecturer
Assoc Professor Carl Ng Lecturer / Co-Lecturer